Sudan war: Thousands unaccompanied children arrive in refugee camps

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A camp for the internally displaced in al-Suwar, Sudan on June 22, 2023. PHOTO | FILE | AFP

As the sun sets over the refugee camp in Blue Nile State, casting long shadows over rows of makeshift tents, a small group of children huddle together. Their eyes are marked with anxiety and fatigue, as shown in a video shared by a charity group working to rescue children affected by the war in Sudan.

The children are the survivors of a conflict that has torn their lives apart. Among them is six-year-old Ahmed who lost his parents and older siblings in the chaos of the conflict. Aid workers warn that the children may have survived, but the trauma they face could last a lifetime.